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IUP originally dubbed its sports teams the "Indians", in reference to the town and school's name, and used a costumed student as a mascot. Following movements to eliminate Native American-related mascots, the university eliminated the Indian mascot in 1991, replacing it with an American black bear named Cherokee - deriving from the name of the university's fight song, though it retained the ...
The Crimson Hawks' current head coach is Paul Tortorella, who was named acting head coach for the 2017 season after Curt Cignetti resigned to take the head coach position at Elon University. [3] Cignetti had been introduced as IUP's head coach on January 21, 2011, to replace Lou Tepper .
IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball team is a Division II basketball program who represents Indiana University of Pennsylvania.The program has been in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship nineteen times making the Sweet 16 ten times, Elite 8 seven times, the Final Four five times, and has appeared in the National Championship game twice, coming up short both times in 2010 and 2015.
IUP's athletic department sponsors 19 varsity sports, including eight for men and 11 for women. There are also club sports teams such as ice hockey and rugby. The Crimson Hawks, formerly known as the Indians, compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) of NCAA Division II.
It is the home field for the IUP Crimson Hawks football, field hockey, and track & field teams. The field surface is artificial turf and the stadium utilizes an Electro-Voice audio system. [1] In 2013, the field was named for former football head coach and College Football Hall of Fame member Frank Cignetti Sr. [2]
Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position 1970 8 2 184 Dave Smith: Pittsburgh Steelers: WR 1976 15 22 425 Lynn Hieber: Cincinnati Bengals: QB 1979
The Rams and Crimson Hawks face off again Friday in a win-or-go-home game with a spot in the championship game on the line. First pitch is set for 12:30 p.m. and you can listen to the game live on ...
The Crimson Hawks traveled to Slippery Rock for their sixth game of the year, and stunned the number six ranked team in a 48–21 victory for IUP. It was the only conference loss of the season for Slippery Rock, and snapped a 19-game conference winning streak. Harry Woodbery threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns for IUP. [7]